2012 in Mexico

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Events from the year 2012 in Mexico

Incumbents

• President: Felipe Calderon (until November 30), Enrique Peña Nieto (starting December 1)

Events

• 2012 Nuevo Laredo massacres
• January 4: Altamira prison brawl
• February 19: Apodaca prison riot
• March 20: A magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits Oaxaca and Guerrero.
• April 11: 2012 Michoacán earthquake
• April 20: Álamo bus accident
• May 3: 2012 Veracruz murder of journalists
• May 13: Cadereyta Jiménez massacre
• June 3: Soccerplayer Moisés Muñoz of Club America losses control of his automobile and crashes while driving to Morelia, Michoacán.
• June 9: Miss Latin America 2012
• June 18 – 19: 2012 G-20 Los Cabos summit
• August 12: Edgar Morales Perez, PRI mayor-elect of Matehuala, San Luis Potosí, and his campaign manager were assassinated by unknown attackers.^[1]
• August 19: 2012 Michoacán murder of photographers
• November 15: María Santos Gorrostieta Salazar is murdered.
• December 9: 2012 Mexico Learjet 25 crash

Elections

• Mexican general election, 2012
• Federal District of Mexico head of government election, 2012
• Chiapas gubernatorial election, 2012
• Guanajuato gubernatorial election, 2012
• Jalisco gubernatorial election, 2012
• Morelos gubernatorial election, 2012
• Tabasco gubernatorial election, 2012
• Yucatán gubernatorial election, 2012

Film

• List of Mexican films of 2012

Music

• List of number-one albums of 2012 (Mexico)

Sport

Soccer/Football

• 2011–12 Mexican Primera División season
• Apertura 2012 Copa MX
• 2012 Copa de México de Naciones
• 2012 CONCACAF Champions League Finals
• 2012 Homeless World Cup
• Mexico win the 2012 Olympic Football tournament

Racing

• 2012 NASCAR Toyota Series season
• 2012 NASCAR Stock V6 Series
• 2012 LATAM Challenge Series season
• 2012 Rally México
• 2012 Super Copa Telcel

Wrestling

• Homenaje a Dos Leyendas (2012)
• Héroes Inmortales (2012)
• Rebelión de los Juniors (2012)
• Rey del Ring (2012)
• Ruleta de la Muerte (2012)
• Arena Naucalpan 35th Anniversary Show
• Caravan de Campeones (2012)
• El Castillo del Terror (2012)
• Prison Fatal (2012)
• Legado Final (2012)
• Gran Cruzada (2012)
• Festival de las Máscaras (2012)
• CMLL Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increibles (2012)
• Guerra de Empresas (2012)
• Guerra del Golfo (2012)

Misc

• 2012 Vuelta a Mexico
• Men's Abierto Mexicano de Raquetas 2012
• 2012 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics
• 2012 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
• 2012 Boys' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship
• 2012 Girls' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship
• Mexico at the 2012 Summer Olympics
• Mexico at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
• Mexico at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics

Notable deaths

• May 15 - Carlos Fuentes, Mexican-born author (born 1928)
• August 12 - Edgar Morales Perez, mayor-elect of Matehuala, San Luis Potosi
• October 7 - Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano
• November 15 - María Santos Gorrostieta Salazar
• December 9 - Jenni Rivera, banda singer and coach of La Voz... México

References

1. "Mayor-elect Edgar Morales shot dead in San Luis Potosi". BBC News. August 12, 2012. Archived from the original on August 12, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.

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